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A landmark trial of a mother thrown into a work camp after demanding justice
for her raped 11-year-old daughter has dealt a blow against China’s reviled
“re-education through labour” regime.

Tang Hui was granted compensation yesterday of 2,641.65 yuan (£286) for her
ordeal at the hands of a regime which allows the police to impose, without
trial, custodial sentences on almost anyone they choose. However, Hunan’s
provincial high court failed to offer the written apology she sought.The
victory has enshrined Ms Tang as a symbol of the growing political muscle of
China’s internet-using classes. The web-based rage generated by the